L-Citrulline Malate Complex

by Swanson Premium Brand · powder · 6.35 oz.

  • Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 11594 8
  • DSLD label 178165
  • Serving 2 g (1 scoop)
  • 90 servings

L-Citrulline Malate Complex by Swanson Premium Brand lists one ingredient: 2 g of L-citrulline malate per serving of 2 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2018.

What is in L-Citrulline Malate Complex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 g. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

L-Citrulline Malate Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 178165, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
L-Citrulline MalateL-Citrulline Malate Note: 2:12 gCitrulline malate in L-Citrulline Malate Complex against 655 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

61% of 655 products listing citrulline malate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 178165 (entered June 25, 2018), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, mix one scoop (2 g) with juice or water one to two times per day.
Warnings
Note: Product contains a desiccant packet to maintain freshness. Do not eat the desiccant packet.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 178165.

What else is on the label?

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.

How many labels does L-Citrulline Malate Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2018.

  1. Label 178165 (current) Entered June 25, 2018 · off the market December 4, 2023 · 6.35 oz. · UPC 0 87614 11594 8

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Premium Brand products.

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